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Nebraska vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 8,981 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 4.0 times (297%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Washington's population density is 4.6 times (359%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 22 years.
Nebraska vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 4.5 times (352%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Nebraska's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Nebraska's.
Nebraska vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Nebraska's county count is 2.4 times (138%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Okanogan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than San Juan County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 3.9 times (289%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Garfield County's population is 6.4 times (539%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Johnson County's.
Nebraska vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 2.59 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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